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| Date: | Saturday 21 August 1999 |
| Time: | 20:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1630C |
| MSN: | 30330 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4682 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Heber City, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Fullerton, CA (KFUL) |
| Pinedale, WY (KPNA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said approaching dusk reduced visibility, and he decided not to continue his trip. He landed at Heber Valley Airport. As he applied brakes, the airplane veered to the right. The left wing struck the runway, and the airplane ground looped. A trail of brake fluid was found on the runway. The left brake line had separated from the caliper assembly. The threads were stripped out. There was no loop, or slack, in the brake line. The airplane had brake work done a year before the accident.
Probable Cause: The stripped threads and subsequent separation of the left hydraulic brake line leading to fluid loss and the pilot's inability to maintain directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN99LA153
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 January 2011 | N1630C | Delaney Family Trust | 0 | Fullerton Municipal Airport, CA (FUL/KFUL) | |
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